I used to have three large Japanese maples that heeded the call to procreate very successfully. If it wasn't for me, there would be thousands of seedlings growing all over North Portland, and probably ...

Everyone has heard that old saying: You can lead a horse to the trough, and if he doesn’t drink, make it a planter. Just kidding. But if you choose to jump on one of the hottest trends in the country, ...

Since every plant is a wildflower somewhere, one of the pluses for traveling gardeners is the opportunity to see plants in their native surroundings. Makes you realize why some of them are so ...

Is your yard filled with compacted clay soil and just the thought of attempting to grow vegetables and flowers seems daunting? Perhaps you’re searching for a raised bed to avoid a lot of bending and ...

Miniature worlds — snow globes or Lego villages — wield a special kind of magic. They lure you into a mesmerizing universe where everything feels right and where you, the all-powerful creator, get to ...

The Old Town Community of North Columbus, Ga., is once again schooling us on the use of horse troughs for cool season color, and this year they are maximizing the use of texture. Since I retired from ...

A century ago, rectangular stone troughs dotted the landscape in rural England, where they served as water basins for horses. Then, as modern farmers and their horses moved to metal troughs, stone ...

I'VE NEVER THOUGHT of myself as someone who's into miniature worlds, but, looking back, I was admittedly obsessed with my dollhouse. Then came my late-'90s terrarium phase, when I coaxed tiny tropical ...

A garden trough used by a couple for 30 years to hold plants has been identified as a 2,000-year-old marble coffin worth more than £100,000. The 6ft 9ins long coffin, which has a central panel carved ...